04 October 2024 | 11:40 PM

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Sam Sole speaks to the Committee to Protect Journalists about amaB’s landmark court victory – “2008 surveillance was the tip of the iceberg”

South Africa’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, handed down a landmark judgment on February 4 that not only protects journalists and their sources from surveillance abuse, but also upheld a lower court’s ruling that the insidious practice of the bulk interception of ordinary citizens’ data and communication is illegal.

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Advocacy release: AmaB wins battle against spying abuse as ConCourt declares bulk surveillance unlawful, Rica surveillance provisions unconstitutional

The apex court has confirmed amaBhungane's landmark high court victory. The State Security Agency must stop bulk interception immediately, journalists' sources must be protected, and you must be notified after you were bugged.

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Comment: Should journalists do advocacy?

An investigative outfit with an advocacy programme may raise eyebrows. But amaBhungane has scored major wins for transparency and free speech.

Advocacy

Comment: Should journalists do advocacy?

An investigative outfit with an advocacy programme may raise eyebrows. But amaBhungane has scored major wins for transparency and free speech.

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Analysis: Inside amaBhungane’s landmark ruling on surveillance

The constitution sets the bar, but can our spies and our state rise to the challenge?

Advocacy

Advocacy analysis: Inside amaBhungane’s landmark ruling on surveillance

The constitution sets the bar, but can our spies and our state rise to the challenge?

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Advocacy: The South African government’s thinking on surveillance law is regressive

At the heart of the problem is the country’s main communication surveillance law, the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act (Rica).

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Photo confirms Ajay Gupta is behind bars in India

Susan Comrie and Ankit Paliwal, Input Editor at IANS in India
May 25, 2024

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